Supporting bracket



Dec. 8, 1931. ORNBERG SUPPORTING BRACKET Filed Marcl 25, 1929 INVENTOR 67 ATTORNEYS I vTo Ithis endthe '1 Patented Dec. 8, 1931 7 it .rjisrren s'ra 'rss Parser oFFicE-l.

1 "I VA N oRNBERG, on DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNQB To river .MOTOR. GAR canon ron, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OFVIRGINIA SUPPORTING BRACKET Application filed March 25, 1929. Serial No. 359,860; i

' Thisinvention relates generally to brackets and has particular reference to supporting bracketsadapted to be secured to vehicles.

lVhile the supporting bracket hereinafter described is capable of many and divers fied uses, nevertheless,it finds particular utllity when'used in connection with motor Vehicles for rigidly securing the mufiier outlet: pipes therefor in position. 'nvention'consists in the provision of a supporting bracket having means for clamping the muflier outlet pipe thereto without the use of bolts orother separable clamping devices, thereby cheapening the costof production as well as the assembling operatlon.

expediting constructed in accordance with this invention secured thereto;

Figure 2 is atop plan view of the bracket prior to being assembled upon the chassis; Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the construction shown inFigure 2;

Figure 1 is a sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 44 ofFigure 2. Referring now to the drawings it will be noted that there is fragmentarily illustrated in Figure 1 the rear end of a vehicle frame lO'havin'g a cross rail 11 provided with laterally extending flanges 12 and 13 secured to the frame 10' in any suitable manner. Disposed beneath the frame 10 accordance with the usual practice is a suitable exhaust outlet pipe 7 1 1 having its forward end connected toa conventional muffler trated by the character 15.

In order to provide an efficient construction the exhaust outlet pipe '14 is rigidly connect-- ed to the frame 10 by means of a bracket 16 which may be inexpensively developed from sheet metal. The bracket 16 is provided with a body portion 17 terminating at its upper 0 end in a laterally projecting attaching flange Other objects, advantages and novel, fea

diagrammatically illus- 18 and having an openingl9 therein adjacent its lower end'for receiving the pipe 14. The flange 18 is-securedto the flange 13 of ther'ail 11 by means of'a suitable fastener element .20 having ashank portion 21 extending through aligned apertures formed in theflflanges 13 and 18 ofthe railand bracket respectively. As shown in Figure 2 of the drawings the flange 18 preferably curves downwardly from the flange 13 so that'gwhen it; is .clampedto the latter by-means of the fastener element 20, as illustrated, in Figure 1, it will exert a" tension upon the; element. and prevent the same from working loose. y

The body portion 17 of the bracket terminates at the lower-rend in an extension 22 having an intermediate portion 23 bowed outwardly from the plane of the extension forming a projection 2 1 constituting a part of one side of the opening 19. Extending transversely of the extension slightly abovethe projection 24 is a pair of alignedgrooves 25 having the inner ends thereof projecting into the opening 19. The arrangement is such that whenthe' pipe 14 is in assembled position with the bracket the extension 22 is bent laterally upon the pipe forcing the latter into clamping engagement with the upper wall 26 of the opening '19. Incidentally, when the extension 22 is bent into the position-illustrated in Figure 1, the projection bites into the surface of the pipe and prevents the same from movement relative to the bracket.

,Thus from the foregoing it will be 'apparent that I have-provided a simple and relativelyinexpensive bracket capable of be ing expeditiously installed upon a vehicle for to. It will further be noted that the bracket illustrated "herein may be readily clamped to the pipe bylinerely" bendingfa portion thereoflaterally into engagement with the pipe, thereby eliminating bolts and other forms of clamping devices. v.

While the invention has been shown and described in connection with a vehicle for connecting the muffler outlet pipe. thereto it will be app arent that the invention is broader than this in its scope and maybe employed with equal facility for. connecting various members to a support. Therefore, reservation is made to make such changes in the details of construction as may come within the purview of the accompanying claims.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention is:

1. In combination, a bracket having an opening therein, a. member having a portion extending into said opening, an extension upon the bracket forming one side of said opening and'adapted to be bent laterally, and a projection on the extension operable upon bending the latter to move into biting engagement with the member.

2. In combination, a supporting member, a bracket having a laterally extending attach-- ing flange engageable with said supporting member, and a fastener element for clamping said flange to the member, said flange being normally bowed relative to the supporting member and operable in its clamped position to exert a'tension upon the fastening element to preventdoosening of the latter.

3. In combination, a bracket having an opening therethrough intermediate the ends thereof, a member having a portion extending through the opening, and means upon the bracket permitting a portion thereof forming one side of the opening to be bent laterally into clamping engagement with the member.

4. In combination, a bracket having an opening therethrough, a member having a portion extending through the opening, said bracket having a. portion to one side of the opening adapted to be bent laterally to a position adjacent the member, and aprojection on the bracket operable upon bending the portion aforesaid to engage the member and rigidly clamp the same to the bracket.

5fIn combination, a bracket having an opening therethrough intermediate the ends thereof, a member having a portion extending through the opening, said bracket having a groove therein permitting a portion thereof to be bent laterally into clamping engagement with the member.

6. In combination, a bracket having an opening therethrough intermediate the ends thereof, a member having a portion extend-- ing through the opening, said b 'acket having a transversely extending groove therein adjacent one end thereof permitting the end portion aforesaid to be bent laterally to a position adjacent the member and means upon the bracket operable upon bending the said end portion of the bracket to engage the member and rigidly clamp the same to the bracket.

7. In combination, a bracket having an opening therethrough intermediate the ends thereof, a member having a portion extending through the opening, said bracket having grooves therein arranged adjacent one end thereof and extending inwardly from opposite edges of the bracket to the edges of the opening, said grooves permitting the end portion aforesaid of the bracket to be bent laterally into clamping engagement With the member.

8. In combination, a bracket having an opening therein, a member having a portion extending into the opening, a part of the bracket adjacent the opening having a portion bowed. laterally out of the plane of the bracket, and means permitting the part aforesaid of the bracket to be bent laterally to cause the outwardly bowed portion to engage the member and clamp the same to the bracket.

9 In combination, a bracket having an pening therein, a member having a portion eI-Ltending into the opening, a part of the bracket adjacent the opening adapted to be bent laterally to a position adjacent the member and having an outwardly bowed portion forming a projection operable upon bending the aforesaid to engage the member ant clamp the same to the bracket.

10. In combination, a bracket having an opening therethrough intermediate the ends thereof, a member having a portion extending into the opening, said bracket having means permitting a part thereof adjacent the opening to be bent laterally to a position adjacent the member and said part having an outwardly bowed portion forming a projection operable upon bending the part to engage the member and clamp the same to the bracket.

11.. In combination, a bracket having an opening there-through intermediate the ends thereof, a member having a portion extending into the opening, said bracket having a part forming a portion of one side edge of the opening and adapted to be bent laterally for engaging the side edge portion aforesaid of the opening with the member to clamp the latter to the bracket.

12. in combination, a bracket having an opening therctln'ough, a member having a portion extending into the opening, a portion of said member forming one side of the opening adapted to be bent laterally to a position adjacent the member, and a projection on the portion aforesaid operable upon bending the latter to engage the member and move the same into clamping engagement with the opposite edge portions of said opening.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

IVAN ORNBERG. 

